Variegated Flutterer Dragonfly

Large numbers of Banded Flatterer Dragonflies descend from high in the trees to lower branches where they sun themselves, raising their body temperatures for efficient functioning. During the late morning and afternoon, they flutter and soar over the water, alighting on the tops of the waterside vegetation.
They hunt on the wing, gathering in swarms when food is abundant and capturing flying insects in their legs which have bristles that interlock to trap the prey. The legs project forward so that the food can be easily moved to the mouth in flight.
A pair of large eyes covers most of the head, so that the animal can see in all directions with only a slight turning of the head. Each eye has thousands of individual lenses that give the dragonfly a mosaic image of the world.